The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-03-18
UNE JULY AFTERNOON.
A STORY FOR FARMERS.

ner-taDle II shOVeu MS chalf nOlSlly
across the room. eff you've any
thing to send, get it ready, quick"
"There's butter and eggs" answered
his wife. But vas thinking"
"Well, get it ready, then. I wouldn't
70, but bob's broke the rake, and it's
got to be fixed; and we have the rest
of that hay to be put in before night;
and it looks like rain, too. I'll be
around in five minutes and l don't
want to have to wait. Put the eggs
in bran as 1 I'm going fast, and fix
the butter up right away" And he
turned and walked a few steps, then
paused and called, "Make out q list
of what you really need, too"
II wish l could have gone!" sighed
Mrs. Harris, loud enough for her hus.
band to hear. He frowned dismally.
Oh yes, that's the way! What on
earth do you want to go to town for?
It'll takeyou till shutdown to get ready,
and the baby'd squall all the time.
Can't 1 get everything?"
"Oh, yes, 1 suppose, 1 know I can't
60; I've enough to do here, but l
thought, perhaps" She paused, and
her husband, as if waiting for the
pause, turned and walked quickly
away. Mrs. Harris thoughts were
busy enough as she FASTENED to the
cellar. ooh, dearI" she sighed, @" do
want a calico dress out of this butter
money, and it won't be twenty cents
q pound much longer. I'm afraid
Will won't get it if I ask him, but it
seems as if 1 could wear this no long
or it's so warm"
And she looked down at the faded
blue worsted that had been her best
nee, but which had been worn all
winter and until now-July-nearly
all the time. 1t was q very warm look
ing dress, and on this afternoon
her flaming cheeks and moist
features did not need much to
assert how uncomfortable she was
Tor the day was very warm.
She was interrupted with an emphatic
Whoa, now" from without before
the butter was quite ready. The ba-
by above, awakened by his fathers
loud voice, set up a loud scream, and
the same voice came down TO the ner-
vous woman in impatient accents.
"Mary Jane? 1t does seem as if
women are getting awful slow. Icould
have done three times what you have
in this time,f he added, as she came
up from the cellar with a heavy three
gallon jar in her arms. He sat in the
Spring wagon composedly as she placed
the butter IN, and watched hergo back
Tor and fetch the large basket Of eggs.
NOW what do you need?" he asked,
gathering up the lines.
She told him quietly, and then ner-
vously glancing into his face, she add
ed:
81 guess there'll be enough left for
some calico"
He looked amazed.
''Calicol Did / everl What's that
for2n
"Me a dress"
Did her face look tearfui2 &C was
unnoticed.
"A dressI Why, you don't need a.
dress. voutva NOT a dnxan What ais
that one? That'll lass q year yet"
cts so warm, Will, it nearly makes
me sick to wear it. If l had a calico
Just a Cheap one; ten yards will do
4 could put this away for winter
again.s
20 nonsensel Where's all that
gingham you gotfD
She glanced at his own garments.
Fart OF itison yourowns shoulders,
and the rest was used the same way
Tor you and the children"
He made no reply, except to CHR
rup to the horses and begin to turn
the wagon round. Then, catching q
glimpse of her face, something OF his
better nature flor he was not q bad
man at hearty stirred within him,
and he said:
well, I'll see; may be I can get it;
and If I'd known I'd be this late start
Ing, you might have gone; though 1
don't see why you wanted to 20, for
faint been three months since you
went to town and stayed hall the att
ernoon. Get up CharlieI" And no